Cotati police officer salary, 2025

Cotati is a city in Sonoma County. 9 people worked as police officers for Cotati in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $140,256, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Cotati?

Official pay range1

$93,640 to $119,580

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$140,256

average base pay $101,653

Based on the 7 of 9 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Cotati's police officers (8 of 9) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $93,640 to $113,820. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $138,625, $24,805 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$137,848
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$25,504
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$93,640
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
207th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Cotati pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

  1. Police Officer$93,640 to $113,820 · 8 people
    $138,625
  2. Police Corporal$98,385 to $119,580 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Cotati pay police officers more than other employers in Sonoma County?

Average total pay of full-year police officers: Cotati next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year police officers at Cotati earned $24,894 less than the Sonoma County average and $39,371 less than the California average.

Where does Cotati rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1

All 301 California employers

Cotati ranks 207th of 301, below the middle employer.

Cotati
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 5 employers in Sonoma County

Cotati ranks 5th of 5, below the middle employer.

Cotati
$140k$160k

Middle employer: $150,681

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Pension and health cover at Cotati

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year police officer, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.7% at 57
the most common formula among Cotati's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$15,665
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$11,169
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Cotati

What is the average police officer salary at Cotati?

Police officers at Cotati who worked the full year earned an average of $140,256 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $137,848: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $93,640 to $119,580.

How much overtime do police officers at Cotati earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $25,504 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $23,767: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a police officer at Cotati?

$93,640 a year: the bottom of the official range for Cotati's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $140,256 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Cotati get?

The most common pension formula among Cotati's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $15,665 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Cotati figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Cotati at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Cotati.

How we read the data